Kolding
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| Country | Denmark |
| County (amt) | Vejle Amt |
| Municipality (kommune) | Kolding Municipality |
| Mayor | Per Bødker Andersen |
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| - City | 238.64 km² (92.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (165 ft) |
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| - City (2004) | 54,941 |
| - Density | 265/km² |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Kolding is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Vejle County. It is the site of the council Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, principally geared towards shipbuilding. The manufacturing of machinery and textiles and livestock export are other economically significant activities.
With a population of c. 60,000, the Kolding municipality is the seventh largest in Denmark.
Located in Kolding is the former royal castle of Koldinghus. This was built in the 13th century by King Eric Glipping and is now a museum with certain parts of the castle, including its chapel and hall, being used for governmental ceremonial events. It was the last royal residence in Jutland. Another notable site is the 13th century stone Church of Saint Nicholas (in Danish: Sankt Nicolai), which is one of the oldest in Denmark. Popular tourist attractions include the Trapholt art museum and the gardens Geografisk Have. Trapholt holds collections of Danish arts from 1900 onwards and a smaller number of non-Danish exhibits. Kolding is also the site of Designskolen Kolding, a university level design school.
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[edit] History
[edit] Battles of Kolding
[edit] 1658
In the Battle of Kolding on December 25, 1658, the allied Polish and Danish forces under hetman Stefan Czarniecki defeated the Swedish forces of Charles XI of Sweden.
[edit] 1849
A battle between German and Danish forces took place near the town on April 23, 1849 during the First War of Schleswig.
[edit] The fireworks-accident in Seest
On November 3, 2004, N. P. Johnsen's Fireworksfactory in Seest, a suburb to Kolding, exploded. One firefighter died, 85 people were injured and around 2000 people were evacuated.
[edit] Places of interest in Kolding
The municipal museum, the Museet på Koldinghus, is located in the castle and former royal palace. It has a collection of Danish art from the late middle ages to the 1940s, miscellaneous artefacts of local interest, and an extensive collection of items in gold and silver. The museum website is here: [1]
[edit] Sister cities
Kolding is twinned with the following towns.
- Anjo, Japan (since 1997)
- Delmenhorst, Germany (since 1979)
- Drammen, Norway (since 1946)
- Huéscar, Spain (since 1982)
- Lappeenranta, Finland (since 1947)
- Panevėžys, Lithuania (since 2000)
- Stykkishólmur, Iceland (since 1979)
- Szombathely, Hungary (since 1991)
- Örebro, Sweden (since 1946)
- Fuzzi, Poland (since 1890)
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| 25 biggest cities of Denmark (with number of inhabitants according to Statistics Denmark [2]) |
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Copenhagen (1,086,800) | Århus (228,500) | Odense (145,600) | Aalborg (121,500) | Esbjerg (72,600) | Randers (55,700) | Kolding (54,900) | Vejle (49,900) | Horsens (49,700) | Roskilde (44,200) | Næstved (40,500) | Silkeborg (38,500) | Fredericia (37,100) | Elsinore (35,000) | Køge (33,600) | Viborg (33,200) | Holstebro (31,800) | Slagelse (31,800) | Herning (29,900) | Hillerød (28,100) | Svendborg (27,600) | Sønderborg (27,000) | Hjørring (24,800) | Holbæk (24,300) | Frederikshavn (24,200) |
